Title :
A system for measuring muscular work in small mammals
Author :
Aminian, K. ; Robert, Ph. ; Seydoux, J. ; Girardier, L.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Metrol., Federal Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
An ergometric system for measuring the energy expenditure due to muscular activity of small mammals is described. The method is based on measuring the vibrations induced in a platform on which the animal is living. The capability to detect and quantify low energy levels transmitted by shivering is used to conclude that hypothyroid rats must rely mostly on shivering thermogenesis to resist moderate cold exposure
Keywords :
biological techniques and instruments; biomechanics; biothermics; muscle; energy expenditure measurement; ergometric system; hypothyroid rats; moderate cold exposure; muscular work measurement system; platform vibrations; shivering thermogenesis; small mammals; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Animals; Damping; Energy measurement; Mechanical energy; Mechanical variables measurement; Physiology; Springs; Vibration measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96273
